Libertarian Party of Wisconsin

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Libertarian Party of Wisconsin
Chairman Stephen Ecker [1]
Founded1973
Headquarters Greenfield, Wisconsin
Ideology Libertarianism
National affiliation Libertarian Party (United States)
Colors  Gold-yellow
Seats in the Senate
0 / 33
Seats in the Assembly
0 / 99
Seats in the U.S. Senate
0 / 2
Seats in the U.S. House of Representatives
0 / 8
Other elected officials0 (June 2024) [2]
Website
www.lpwi.org

The Libertarian Party of Wisconsin is the Wisconsin affiliate of the Libertarian Party. Founded in 1973, it is one of the oldest state affiliates in the Libertarian Party. In 2002, Ed Thompson, brother of Tommy Thompson and the Mayor of Tomah, Wisconsin, ran for Governor of Wisconsin, garnering over 10% of the vote. This was a record for a Libertarian gubernatorial candidate in Wisconsin running against both a Democratic and Republican candidate. [ citation needed ]

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Wisconsin requires parties to poll at least 1% in a statewide election in order to be recognized for ballot status and to conduct party primaries. The Libertarian Party of Wisconsin met this test in 2014 with the candidacies of Madison attorney Tom Nelson for Attorney General (3%), Milwaukee political consultant Andy Craig for secretary of state (3%), and former Mayor Jerry Shidell of Rhinelander for state treasurer (2%). [3]

In 2022, the sitting state chair of the Libertarian Party of Wisconsin, Jacob VandenPlas, ran for Congress (U.S. House of Representatives, WI District 8) and received 10.5% of the vote in a 3-way race, a state of Wisconsin record. (the Democratic candidate was listed on the ballot as an Independent due to failing to meet ballot access paperwork requirements). [4]

Current office holders

Vote totals for Libertarian candidates in Wisconsin

Federal elections

U.S. President

YearCandidateVotesPercentage
1972 John Hospers (Write-in)1010.01%
1976 Roger MacBride 3,8140.18%
1980 Ed Clark 29,1351.28%
1984 David Bergland 4,8840.22%
1988 Ron Paul 5,1570.56%
1992 Andre Marrou 2,8770.11%
1996 Harry Browne 7,9290.36%
2000 6,6400.26%
2004 Michael Badnarik 6,4640.22%
2008 Bob Barr 8,8580.30%
2012 Gary Johnson 20,4390.67%
2016 106,6743.58%

U.S. Senate

YearCandidateVotesPercentage
1980 Bervin J. Larson9,6790.44%
1992 William Bittner9,1470.4%
1994 James R. Dean15,4391.0%
1998 Tom Ender5,5910.32%
2000 Tim Peterson21,3480.8%
2004 Arif Khan8,3670.28%
2012 Joseph Kexel62,2402.07%
2016 Phillip Anderson87,5312.97%

State elections

Gubernatorial

YearCandidateVotesPercentage
1982 Larry Smiley9,7340.62%
1994 David Harmon11,6390.74%
1998 Jim Mueller11,0710.63%
2002 Ed Thompson 185,45510.45%
2010 Terry Virgil6,7900.31%
2014 Robert Burke18,7200.78%
2018 Phillip Anderson20,3200.76%

Conventions

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Leadership". Libertarian Party of Wisconsin. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "Elected Officials" . Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  3. ↑ "2014 Fall General Election Results | Wisconsin Elections and Ethics Commissions". Archived from the original on 2016-09-14. Retrieved 2016-09-15.
  4. ↑ "Wisconsin Eighth Congressional District Election Results". The New York Times. 2022-11-08. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2023-02-24.
  5. 1 2 3 "Elected Officials". Archived from the original on 2018-02-13. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
  6. ↑ "Libertarian Party of Wisconsin on Facebook". Facebook . Archived from the original on 2022-04-30.[ user-generated source ]
  7. ↑ "County Board | Winnebago County".
  8. ↑ "2016 Libertarian Party of Wisconsin Convention - Libertarian Party of Wisconsin". Archived from the original on 2017-02-17. Retrieved 2016-08-31.
  9. ↑ "2019 LP Wisconsin State Convention".

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